Gracillaria japonica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the island of Honshu, the main island of Japan.[2]
| Gracillaria japonica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Gracillaria |
| Species: | G. japonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Gracillaria japonica Kumata, 1982[1]
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The wingspan is 9.8–13 mm.
The larvae feed on Ligustrum obtusifolium and Ligustrum tschonoskii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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